Railway tie



Oct. 10,1923. 1,411,060

R. v. RANDALL ET AL v RAILWAY TIE lofiginal Filed 001 5. 1920 2 shuts-Sheet 1 "WITNEEEEEE INVE TURE KM -1 6W Oct. 16,1923. 1,471,060

R. v. RANDALL ET AL RAILWAY TIE Original Filed Oct. 5. 1920 ZShuts-Sheet z WITNE 55555 To 0622 whom it maycomcemt)" or in making new roac.

SIGNORS or onn-rnrnn TQ BENJAMIN GWAT IN, or BATTL on-nnxmronrenn.

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RANDALL Be it known that We,'-ldonAND V.

R NnALL', citizens of the following: description, taken in connection with the appended claims a and accompany-f ing drinvings, formsvagspecifiication. V The present invention relates-more particula riy to railway cross tiesf0rmed of ma terial other than wood, such as metal, concrete orfanalogous material, thesanie to he formed in lengths suitable for thelpurpose.

A characteristic feature of the present invention is 'a slot longitudinal offaitie, with-, in which rail anchoring bolts'are fad ustably secured. a r

In general composite'railwavtiesfdo not allow forininute adjustment ofattachments :tor the. rails they support, and .in "placing ties of this character n a roadbed great care must be exercised to place'them so that:

the rail-fastening mechanism carried by "the ties will accurately engagethefaligned rails the are to secure whetherrin mzakin rev I w I i r 0 placements in a line of track previously built This invention has 7 among iother obj 'ects' .to overcome the disadvantages I enumerated and to so construct t-1ethatthe samemay be installed in a r oadbed, either end to; or

- either side'up, and permit of alrailor'rails beingclamped thereto at otherthanpredetermined points. v j

Another important object of the present invention is to provide means wh rebv'the bolts for securing the 'camps tolthetie can not jar loosefinor sl anchored. f a

idea after" having "been Another object of theinventionis to so i construct the rail clamps that wheninjoiperative position though arail may wear away lts seat orbearing on thetie and per-- mit a; clamp to loosenjvertically, yet said clamp will prevent outward movement of said rail and atall times preventl ts anchordh'oltnut from turning on its seat, ,.and the consequent loosening of said bolt, v ()ther objects of the invention are, to: pro vide. a tie requiring nothing more than an ordinary track wrench to installthe railfastening mechanism; and t0- provlde a rail-g securing mechanism positive in action, sirn bolt receiving holes;

and anchor-nut,

by a study of the drawings taken in 'con- In" the drawings," Figure 1: is central I longitudinal section of a rail bearing bloclr .wlth a 'ra1l 1nstalle' dfthereon showing cross section of a one of {the rail holding clamps. Fig.2 1s a planview of a rail-bearing tenings shown in Fig. 1-. I I Fig; 3 s a, perspective vie fled torinlof, a rail-bearing blocki Fig; f4 is; a; cross-section of Fig. 3, and it also shows 'a cros ssection of Figs; 1 and 2" bisecting the block at apointbetweenthe bearing block in perspective view.- j vvFig. 6 is across-section of in Fig.5 on the linew; .Fig. 7. is a an l-shaped boltslot. a

Fig. 8 isa; detail perspective view "of a rail-holding bolt, togetherjwith its washers and also a rail clam d t fastening nut. I v a a p theblockshown ,7 8O cross sectionot al block with sie nonsnn v. 'nnrmhrinjenn vroron E. nAnnAL-noF'BArTLnonnngmrcnrenn, s

' pie in c'onstructiontand economical'tc manu- 'tacture. a, v The foregoing and other-"objects and -advantages will. he "more fully comprehended necti-on withthedescription referring theref F1g. 5,13; another modificanenfef the rai Like marks of reference refer to Correi sponding or equivalent partsthrough out the different views; 1n which Arepresents'rmL" I bearing blocks p B railway rails; C,- I shims Q or seats of wood or other reslllent naterial H between the rail and blocks; Dhportahle metallic'rail seat holders-for "retaining the rail seats in'proper location on the rail; lolocks; E, clamping 'members' engaging the fra1l flanges on eitherside of the rail and secured by meansof verticalbots lextendinq upwardly through a longitudinal 1 1;,

slots 2 of abloclrA,J.

these blocks may be formed of any material artificial stone; The might" also include Referringfto the" rail-hearing'j hloclrs A:

blocks or bearin rs of metal to accomplish the same purpose, but when blocks offartificia stone are used it isadvisa-hle that some binding and reinforcing elementbe introl duced within'the 'structureto insure a more stable article,sandto this end we 'hiWQ shown loops and cross bars '3 "andi, respectively,

ploy'ed' for alike purpose in other strucfie;

i V so i i formed in abloel be formed tOHG X end eithei'fl' 'bloeksfin Fiyjsdti zifnd'T.

of a breadth corresg'vor of the V ,i'l'n Figse, 6 nd-7, u; 1 t9 eitend'through a block sir-id block, the SlO lS u tures and We do not claimsuch means as eo niplish the desiredresult.

Throughout the various 'DlOEllfit'fllflODS of new but strongly recommend their use to 'acthe mil-hearing blocks shown; the characteristic feature fol" placing. adjusting and seat: mg the anchor bolts 1 lies-in the for and in eitherfcase forinlngje block s'o l ofi'sets ofi's aicljislot will fforrn shoi 'st 'wl iiehfthe"heads fi of th'e'joolts l. r yet to preventsiiid bolts from null- 1 inig 'awayliroinsztidbloclrs'when in operutive *Dos1t1on. V

:is swam in Fig; 3', it is l referzib'le that the emu-mere; anchor bol-tsbisect the only i H ti 'fiee'toinsure sta ti .slot or slots are portion o'f'its: l en tn; suchslot 'or slots m H I v, artially or wholly through stud block. An example of a block'fornield with eslot ext n'dino; but:

ptu'tiellj ith'erethrough'i's shown in 1, and with slots-extending entirely'through As shown in Figs. 1 e'ndjQ, the underwent 'or'offset sides nez ir"thebo ttomof the slot v ternnnete with vertieal pockets '1'. open ng stthe t'ohof the bloelcf These pool ts are I to the width of the shoulder em are for. the purpose of a.

and if desired-to anchor aholtlcentmlly of H i oto fornioffi 5. which i ill hold bolt sets oi. shoulders head whenintioduced within an end pocket T from either fface of a block In the modifid forrhsshown i ,"Fig; 7; in lieu of making an o et to the slot 2 i f i 1- many of the block for 'bolt" head; anchorages,

iitj' ispre'ferre d 'thztt channels (as 8) be formed in the tapes of 2r blocli'et leastfthe de, thojf 'a boltl'iead and the slot be formed tointercept the said channel's centrally; In

thebloek-showndh Fighytwo slots are formed, the same beingsepe'retedby a cross girt or brldge 9 centrally'of theblocli, the top and bot-tom reinforcing loops 3 being in :tgreat iniiiorityofinstanees give perfect mum of a longitudinal slot 2.) extending par! tially if not-av folly the'le'ngth of a block;

nd to extend but a the "slot 2. and

slots Qiire formed om time to face,

of a rail fro'ni its upper, surtafce, prov.

are supplied. In such case the rails are properly lined up and even though a tie is not set invposition for therail to cross its exact center, a movement a couple of inches either side from its center could be proved method of seating the mil on aresilientiseatof wood held in place by a metallie a'nie', which is'no't a part of the present invention; it being; understood that any epproYe d-ineens could be employed for seating the rail on the rail-bearing block, :A rail B fhavin'g been seated on a, ruilblock in proper a nment, bolts (as 1- 1) with the heads (as 6) downwz rd are introdueedjnto afslot,

or slots 2 ofthe milblook; and wherethe J V K t oop ens et theblock ends said bolts are 'Vllhen 51' Slot extends the length'o't- 21 117 .6

inserted- Where the bolt slots extend but. afpo'rtion of the length of block or tie, as shown in Figs; 1, 2;5', 6 and 7, a bolt is introduced 'lieedf downward within "a pocket (as 7) and slid'a long' the -s1ot;2' intoj'operatire position w h he i 37 after which theproper fail-seeming n echenishi is fitted to hold said rail." 7 T end z eourete attachmlent of the rail when properly aligned; thefwztshers'," ajplate 13 and also locl rin'g nut-12'arefpleoed: on a i bo t b fiib g So id to po ti n. agai w "rail, after the'iiut 1 2 is'runon the bolt t jfir n y t f ed; ia s ageiest the inte rloelged YBllSQf the tie which they engegeKThe bolts are threaded to extend b re the an hor n 12 when i he letter are properly screwed in place to ufifoid the zi ttaeliment for mu" chimps and clamp "ruits 1 1'. P"

fei ably'the mil securing clamps E have sh nks with holes 15 Corresponding: in shap e jt o the anchor nuts over which they areplaced'when inoperative position. said clamps preventing said anchor nut from tin on its bolt'when a 'clamp fitted to a" rail flange, the nut ltbeing run on the pp r extre ty O the bolt 1 to hold he clamp firmly on and against the Aside from it clamp engaging the lange l 1 on is eiford ed toke'ep clamp from rolling some by o i s' S oulder s 1 fl iu l 6 7.m llsfl hef e Ofa m l Shouldh clatnp becoine. loosened. either by at loosening its nut 14 or by, the weer of rev a l Se t lower ng the il; said 1 1 wouldnott'urn on its bearing nor reeede' from said milm d ending er the stzibility'ot H h I t Lean be used to greet @difanteg in'f'yardis installation m; old' reed b'eds where renewals I a lines, and especially where switches are"-inersome metals. From the foregoing improved tie it is believed itsoperation and j adva nta ges will be fully comprehended.

'Having; therefore, set forth-our invenline of track may be placed where needed and the clamps-attached'to meet track ex- 7 riedby said bolts'at their threaded ends,

lVe are aware that in'lieu of lead "washers for preventing the anchor bolts 1-from mov- .ing when -seated,-spring washers and nuts ,might be used, but'in using washers of'lead the'nature of the material permits thebolts to be Vary firmly anchored," as washers o'f lead impress the roughened surface ofcon crete' or metal and prevent slippage when anchored, andflea'd will-V not deterioratef and1 become' useless as would washers of fibre actions.- 1

tionr'wha't we cla-im'asnew and desirewto secure by'Letters Patent, 1s

l. A railway tie having'a longitudinal slot with oppositely-disposed sideofi'setsw steamed with end-openings co-inoident with said side offsets," bolts having heads; adapted to be lowered into said end open ings and be moved-into saidslot with said heads abutting shoulders iormed by said oiisets, washers placed on said bolts lover;

their free extremities, anchor nutsrun'on washers and clamping said bolts to said tie, clamping members placed on said bolts over said'anchor nuts and nuts runonsaid bolts to secure said clamps; in combination with a trail the flange of which crosses" said; tie between saidbolts and is impressed between said clamping members and said tie.

2. A railway tie'having a longitudinal slottherethrough from bottom to top and formed with oppositely-disposed central offsets, said slot hai 'mg end openings corre sponding 1n breadth tothe width of said slot and its oifset openings, bolts having headsadapted to be lowered into saidend openings and to be moved into said slot with said heads abutting shoulders formed by said oli'sets; washers placed on said bolts over their free extremities, anchornuts run on the threaded ends of said bolts against said washers and clamping said bolts to said tie; clamping members placed on said] bolts over said anchor nuts and nuts run on i said b its to secure saidclamps, in combination with a T-rail the flange of which crosses said tie between said bolts andiis mpressed between said clamping members and said. tie. i

3. The combination with a railway-tie having a longitudinally-formed slot and a railwa rail crossing said tie; a bolt screwthreaded at one end and headed at its opposite end operative within said slot either explanation of our bolts over said clamps. the'threaded ends of said bolts against said 1 carried by eachotsaid bolts adapted to engage said tie'both' at the threaded and head edends of said bolts, hard metalplates carnuts run on thethreaded ends of saidbolts over'said= -plates, clamps carried by said bolts over said nutsand engaging the 7 side flanges/of said rail; andnuts run on tl efree endsof said bolts and onsaid clamps, sub- 'st antiallya and for thexpurpose set ifor'th. g

The combinationyofja railway tie hav ing longitudinal: verticallydisposed slot, f anchorbolts threaded atoneend'and headed at theopposite end plarcedin said slot, lead. gwashe-rs'strung ,onsaid bolts anchor plates strung on said bolts over, said washers, I anchor nutstrun on saidrboltsabove said .iplates, said'washers' arranged to engage saidj tie and adaptedftolengage said tie both between the heads of said. bolts and their nuts, said anchor nuts adaptedto be run on said i. I

bolts to secure said' tiefbetween said lead: 1

5. :The combinationwith railway tie, of

anchor bolts extending from said tie and longitudinally adjustable therewith, anchor nuts run on said'bolts on' the face of said i tie ail clamps fitted n 5nd: bolts' above 9 7 said anchor nuts and clamp nuts run on said 6. The combination with side of said rail adjustably fitted within 7 a railway tie and I a rail crosslng said tieyof anchor bolts either with saidlrail-along said tie, anchor nutsrun on said bolts-on-the face side of said tie, I I

railclamps fitted'on' said bolts above said anchor nuts andbearing on said'rail,jand

clamp nuts run on said boltsf over said clamps to secure said rail.

adapted to "receive said anchor nuts, and. clamp nuts run on said-bolts above said clamps'to impress said clamps. I

8. The combination with a railway tie and a rail crossing said tie, of adjustably I fitted anchor bolts extending frornsaid tie'at either side of saidrail, anchornutsrun on said bolts adapted to'impress sald tie, clamps fitted on said bolts over said anchor nuts engaging thefiangesof said rail, saidclamps a railway tie, of

'iois v having depending "shanks with sockets .i i

adapted to receive said anchornuts said clamps-having shouldersfadapted to engage,

the edge/sot said rail flanges to'prevent said clamps from turning,;and clamp nuts run one I said bolts to secure said fclam'ps on said flanges.

Q9 Th e combination with a railway tie a f said tie and adapted to be moved together I having a longitudinal slot, of anchor bolts headed at none-end and screw-threaded. at

their opposite :ends portably operative with-V in said slot with said threadedends extending beyond said slot, soft r'netal washers run on said bolts engaging opposite faeesof said tie between thehead and the; threaded ends (thereof, and nuts run on the threaded ends.

g: 10. The combination" with a railway tie having a longitudinal slot, ofanchor bolts headed at one end and screw-threaded at their opposite ends portably operative wit-hingsaid slotwith said threaded ends extend- V i'abjovesaid, tie, soft metal Washers run on said bolts engagingopposlte faces of said tie between the headand threaded 1 ends thereof, and nuts run ontheirthreaded ends,

and rail clamping members fitted on said an end QXCGIIdiHgalJO-VGSaid tie, means to anchor said bolt -within, said tie, a lead washer carried by said bolt at its threaded end, ahard metal plate carried by said ibolt ;and, adapted to bear upon said iimpresssaid washer on' said tie; I I i v.12. The combination with arailway tie over's'aid washer, and a nut run on said bolt plate and Witnesses :v

havinga longitudinal slot, a rail-clamping bolt headed at one end and screw-threaded at its opposite end operative within said slot with the/threaded end extending beyond said slot,'-le ad Washerscarried by said bolt both at its headed and threaded ends and adapted toeng'age said tie between the headed and threaded ends thereof, a hard metal plate carried ,by said bolt over the lead washer at its threaded end, and a nut run on said bolt atits threaded end and adapted to impress said plate.

- -13.'The combination with a railway tie having a longitudinal slot, a rail clamping bolt headed atone end and sorew-threaded at its opposite end operative within, said .slot,hard metal plates carried by said bolt at both its headed and threaded ends, lead washers carried by said bolt adapted to en-v gage said tie between said plates, and a nut run'onthe threaded end of said bolt .adaptedjto impress said tie between said as and-'for the purpose set lead washers, forth. 1 or ,RoLANnV. RANDALL.

"VICTOR E. RANDALL.

i H WAR'D: H. B b F y I a F. H. WINeA'm. 

